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Dr. John Park Named Chief of Neurosurgery at NYP Queens

John Park, MD, PhD, has joined the faculty of Weill Cornell Medicine as Chief of Neurological Surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian Queens

August 20, 2020

Dr. Park takes on the leadership of a neurosurgical team that provides world-class care for all conditions of the brain and spine to more than 2.3 million residents of Queens.
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The #1 Hospital in New York for 20 Straight Years

U.S. News Best Hospitals 2020

July 29, 2020

The annual hospital rankings from US News & World Report are out, and once again NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital has been named the best in New York.
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Clinical Trial Tested Stenting for Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension (Pseudotumor Cerebri)

July 20, 2020

From 2012 to 2020, Weill Cornell Medicine conducted an FDA-approved research study for idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH), also known as pseudotumor cerebri. This innovative trial tested the effectiveness of stent placement in patients with severe intracranial hypertension who had not responded to other treatments.
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Dr. Ramakrishna Appointed Chief of Neurological Surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist

Rohan Ramakrishna, MD, Weill Cornell Medicine

July 2, 2020

"Across our missions of clinical care, research, and education we will ensure that Brooklyn residents receive world-class neurosurgical attention right at home.”
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An Award-Winning Season

An Award-Winning Year

July 2, 2020

We’re only about halfway through 2020, but our doctors here at Weill Cornell Medicine Neurological Surgery have already racked up an impressive list of awards and milestones.

Most recently, Dr. Caitlin Hoffman was named the faculty winner of the Dean’s Diversity and Healthcare Disparity Research Awards for her work with the PrIMES (Program for Individualized Mentorship Education Solutions) mentorship program, which she co-founded in 2018 with Dr....

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Best Neurosurgeons in New York, 2020

Best Neurosurgeons in New York, 2020

June 8, 2020

The Weill Cornell Medicine Brain and Spine Center is filled with specialists who routinely appear on lists of Top Doctors, Best Doctors, and SuperDoctors, and 2020 is no exception. This year’s roster of Castle Connolly Top Doctors includes a record 13 members of our faculty:

Dr. Philip E. Stieg (who has been named to the Castle Connolly list since its inception more than 20 years ago)

Dr. Eric Elowitz (named...

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Dr. Ramakrishna and Dr. Pannullo Publish on the Impact of COVID-19 on Neurosurgery

Dr. Rohan Ramakrishna and Dr. Susan Pannullo

April 20, 2020

Our doctors publish papers propose frameworks for operating in during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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BTF “Taste for Life” Dinner Honors Leaders in Brain Tumor Surgery

Dr. Theodore Schwartz was honored at the 2019 Taste for Life dinner hosted by the Brain Tumor Foundation

December 20, 2019

This year's event honored Dr. Stieg and Dr. Schwartz for their contributions to the field
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Weill Cornell Medicine Brain and Spine Center Launches New Pulsatile Tinnitus Program

December 18, 2019

An integrated program designed for patients with pulsatile tinnitus promises to bring relief to thousands of sufferers
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New Focus on Epilepsy in Tanzania

In November 2019 Dr. Caitlin Hoffman performed the first-ever functional hemispherotomy in Tanzania on a four-year-old boy with intractable seizures. Dr. Hoffman was assisted by Dr. Whitney Parker, a Weill Cornell Medicine neurosurgical resident, as well as by Dr. Japhet Ngerageza, the patient’s attending neurosurgeon. The surgery was successful, and the little boy is now seizure free.

December 2, 2019

For the past decade, our neurosurgical program in Tanzania has focused on neurotrauma and birth defects largely because they affect children and young adults; returning them to good health results in a large number of additional productive years of life. This year we expanded our scope to include seizure disorders, which also disproportionately affect children.

Untreated seizures can lead to cognitive deficits and greatly limit a...

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